Missäs armas artteliin
In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti, Vaskela. Koskivaara 176. 14. Jerlan Oute, kuuli omasta kylästä.
SKVR textEnglish
1Missäs armas artteliin,Where has the dear one grown accustomed,
2sorija sotaväkkein?the arranger of war troops?
3Parves syötiin, parves juotiin,In flocks we ate, in flocks we drank,
4parves käytiin paimeness.in flocks we went shepherding.
5Tuolt nyt tuttuin tulluo,Now from there, acquaintances come,
6ennen nähtyin on näkkyy.the once-seen now appears.
7Laulajaks luajittiin,We were made singers,
8soittajaks soimattiin.assigned as musicians.
9En uo soittajan sukkuu,I am not of the musician's kin,
10en uo laulajain lajii.nor of the singers' kind.
11Sormet soittajan kulluut,The musician's fingers wear out,
12laulajan väki vässyy,the singer's vigor wanes,
13suu puhujan pullistuu.the speaker's mouth swells.
14Nyt mie tästä kolkan kiännän,Now I turn from this corner,
15kolkan kiännän ku korennan,turn the corner like a crane,
16polven viännän ku polenan.bend my knee like a sparrow.
17Virka, virka, vellosein,Duty, duty, brother-in-law,
18mistä uot pahoilla mielin,why are you here with ill intent,
19asut alla kulmiheis?dwelling under the eaves?
20Onkos voitettu orollaWere you defeated by a stallion
21kirkkotiell kiistatess,on the church road in dispute,
22vai on tyyssätty tytöllor calmed by a maiden
23kosimass käyvessäis?while courting?
24Virka, virka, velluvein,Duty, duty, brother-in-law wine,
25käit sie tieheis tervehenn,may you walk the road healthy,
26matkais ani vappuann,your journey richly blessed,
27ilman puihe puuttumatta,without trees hindering,
28oksii otelematta?nor branches grasping.
29Jok ne vaivat vasten käivät,Whatever troubles came against,
30tiepuolist tempasiit?snatched from the roadside?
31Onhan meill, Jumalan kiitos,Thanks to God, we have
32meill on kostaja kotonn,an avenger at home,
33meill on maksajat majoill.debt-settlers in our houses.
34Mie ku tästä kolkan kiännän,When I turn from this corner,
35kolkan kiännän ku korennan,turn the corner like a crane,
36polven viännän ku polenan:bend my knee like a sparrow:
37sonnat suost, mannut muast,Bulls agree, earth yields,
38muast on karvamannikaistfrom the land, a hairy strip,
39morsianta moittimua!the bride must not be blamed!
English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.
The text is that of the SKVR digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), with these changes:
- The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.
- The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.
Source
Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-073143 · Read at SKS ↗
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